Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-26

I .sted for it of the noliticsl agent at
Alden Just before he, the morning after
my arrival there, took me
INTO FORMAL CUSTODY
IN the presence of the captain ard my
fellow passengers, VINO were witnesses
OF MS Illegal act; for | had refused to
lard unless he went through tee proper
form Of srresting me before them all,
From Alden long correspondence en-
sued between myself and the govern
mert in India, sDd finally terminated in
my telegraphing both to the Queen, TO
ask fer public trial in order TO reiute
the foul Charge Of disloyalty preferred
against me by the Indian authorities, and
TO the VicerOy, TO ask whether the 3D.
ministretl0n Of India would defray the
expenses Of legal advisers coming out to
me there. But on receiving unsatisfac-
tory replies from both,1 again telegraphed
| 20 her Majesty and Lord Duferin that
r5pudiated the treaty of annexation,
which was extorted from ne EY nv
sanctimoniop8 Christian guardian f2r his
Own gain when | Was child onl' about
eleven years Of sGe and ward c; Great
Britain. and IN no way lesponsy-e for
my acts.
1 therefore returned 10 Paris, 6" 2le-
pendent sovereign, free to Wrer ny
domiDions, If could, from the has ny
INSCRIPTIONS guardian, VINO mad appro-
priated them to mis- own use, srf q
liberty 10 reside in any c0untr7 l5st
you'd afford me On asylum.
| Furthermore, while residing Is he
capital OF France for eight month, l
carefully considered my own and my
COUNTRY'S GRIEVANCES,
and the great injustice in common we
| had all suffered ST the hands OF Euc' sud.
| Moreover, most OF Englend's victim ike
myself, communicated with me .com
India. I therefore formed solen1 re
solve, be the consequences What hey
nay, to cCnsecrste the T9msinder q my
life 10 freeing my country from tn Yoke
Of Britair's intolerable tyranny.
But in coming 70 reside in Ru es
one CT the Czar's humble subjects | am
determined that no set Of mine nCl nav
ing the sanction Of the Imperial govern
ment shall ever give rise to any >mpro-
missing circumstances with any other
power. For l sm here now TO serve my
new sovereign with my LIES blood, with
out seeking for any pecuniary rewsrd
whatever Gas my loyal subjects and Coun-
trymen hsve provided for my wants in
that respect), end l an consequently de-
termined not to cause any trouble to his
government.
Yes, it is quite true, that from the
Queen downward, l received every Cour-
tesy ard consideration from 8Il classes
during nv soiourn Of some thirty-tWO
years in England, but was that any ade-
Quate compensation fer the loss OF my
~ 4 lc a
me, and for the loss OF my private prop
erty, worth millions, cut OF which ke IN
sCrGpulously detrauded me-?
Whatever the faults attributed to Rus
sian rule be, England is the last power
in Christeadom thet ought to constitute
herself their Judge; for the proverb says
thai
THOSE WHO DWELL IN GLASS HOUSES
should De cszeful now they throw stones
Besides, dare England bosst Of the man
ner in which ste has acquired her Iudisr
empire--wag il By series Of fair con
quests, or wss il ty treachery, chicaneTy
and fraud, and the violation Of treatie;
with the dupes Of Ter power that she sue
ceeded in imposing on some 100000
OF poor helpless people form of govern
ment which they heartily locthe? History
will doubtless enc day give the reply.
II what the Times says be true, viz
int [ possess 60 education worth con
side7ing, It il no fault OF mine, because
the unscrupulous late Marquis Of Dial
nousie interdictad She superintendent Of
my establishment, the lsle Sir Johr
, Login, from sending me either to public
school or . university, although
ardently wished TO 80 TO both when
went 20 England as boy under sixGeer
yeSrs of age.
Thus it will be seen thGt my Christian
gusrdisn would not permit net even to bt
properly educated.
. Yes, 1t was the policy Of Lord Dalhousit
l to keep me as ignorant as he possibly
could, and l remained SO as far as tht
. fraud practiCed upon me by England il
! concerned, and by which l was deprived
. of my kingdom, until by chance discov
cred end studied the Blue Book.
Mr.. Hsnbury, M. P, most kindly prom
iseG 10 bring the affair before the Brltist
nation IN the House Of Commons when
was residing in Paris, but Informed hin
, with my heartfelt thanks thst it wss tol
late then, IS l had cast in my lot will
: Russie, fer better or for worse, snd de
.. sired to nave no further dealings witt
the English government.
II l be so utterly contemplate an(
powerless in India as the Times alleges
, is the case, then why was stopped hal
way in going to that country by TIL
Indian government? and why should tbs
proud and mighty journal now conde
scend to take notice of my doings anC
movements in Russia?
Yes, prefer being the puppet of tn
lste Mr. Katkoff's party and Russian
subject to being dupe Of Great Britain
! nation which Processes to be guided b.
g high code OF Christian morality, though
practicing not even rudimentary justic
, toward her weak victims.
DULEEP SINGH.
Tha k'nGest and the hap 9iest pair will fin
! occasion to forbear. and It's when one of then